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900-00012 – Mentorship Program Approved Activities (07/2016) Page 1 of 4
Mentorship Program List and Certification of Attending Approved Activities
Upon admission to the Bar of the Vermont Supreme Court, applicants admitted by examination or transferred UBE
score have one year to certify completion of the Mentorship requirement set out in Rule 12(A)(2) of the Rules of
Admission. The requirement includes engaging in at least 40 hours of activities compiled by the Board of
Continuing Legal Education and certified by the Board of Bar Examiners.
The activities on this list are the only activities that have been compiled and approved as satisfying the
requirements of Rule 12(A)(2).
The approved activities are broken into 4 categories. They are:
I. Bar Functions
II. Litigation Related Activities
III. Transactional Law Related Activities
IV. Access to Justice
The maximum number of hours an attorney may claim for each category:
I. Bar Functions No more than 10 hours
II. Litigation Related Activities No more than 20 hours
III. Transactional Law Related Activities No more than 20 hours
IV. Access to Justice No more than 10 hours
The category “Litigation Related Activities” includes various sub-categories. Other than the 20-hour limit on
Litigation Related Activities, there is no maximum (or minimum) for any one of the sub-categories.
Please enter the hours and date you engaged in any particular activity. The requirement is “actual hours” spent on
an activity.
CATEGORY 1: ATTENDING BAR FUNCTIONS
No more than 10 hours may count towards the 40-hour requirement.
Hours Date
1. Vermont Bar Association’s Annual Meeting. _____ ___________
2. Vermont Bar Association’s Mid-Winter Meeting. _____ ___________
3. Attended a meeting of a Section of the Vermont Bar Association. _____ ___________
4. An Inns of Court Meeting. _____ ___________
5. Any bar-related meeting that focused on Vermont law
or practice and deemed appropriate for a new
attorney by your supervising judge or attorney. This includes county bar
meetings, bench/bar meetings, and meetings of attorney-organizations. _____ ___________
VERMONT SUPREME COURT
OFFICE OF THE STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR
ATTORNEY LICENSING OFFICE
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CATEGORY 2: ATTENDING LITIGATION RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT
No more than 20 hours may count towards the 40-hour requirement.
No credit for a matter in which the attorney is a party.
Hours Date
1. Civil Litigation
a. A trial in the Civil Division. _____ ___________
b. A hearing in Small Claims Court. _____ ___________
c. A motion hearing in the Civil Division. _____ ___________
d. A mediation in a matter pending in the Civil Division. _____ ___________
e. Any event related to a matter pending in the Civil Division
and deemed appropriate for a new attorney by your supervising
judge or attorney. _____ ___________
2. Family Law
a. A contested divorce trial. _____ ___________
b. A contested parentage hearing. _____ ___________
c. A contested child support hearing. _____ ___________
d. A contested spousal maintenance hearing. _____ ___________
e. Any other hearing in the Family Division. _____ ___________
f. Any event related to a matter pending in the Family Division
and deemed appropriate for a new attorney by your supervising
g. judge or attorney. _____ ___________
3. Criminal Law
a. A criminal trial. _____ ___________
b. An arraignment(s). _____ ___________
c. A bail hearing. _____ ___________
d. A hearing on a contested motion to suppress. _____ ___________
e. A sentencing Hearing. _____ ___________
f. A consultation with both prosecutors and defense attorneys
on plea negotiations and strategies. _____ ___________
g. Any other event related to a matter pending in the Criminal
Division and deemed appropriate for a new attorney by your
supervising judge or attorney. _____ ___________
4. Probate
a. A guardianship proceeding. _____ ___________
b. A contested probate hearing. _____ ___________
c. Any hearing in the Probate Division. _____ ___________
d. Any other event related to a matter pending in the Probate
Division and deemed appropriate for a new attorney by your
supervising judge or attorney. _____ ___________
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5. Environmental Law
a. A trial in the Environmental Division. _____ ___________
b. A hearing in the Environmental Division. _____ ___________
c. Any other event related to a matter pending in the
Environmental Division and deemed appropriate for
a new attorney by your supervising judge or attorney. _____ ___________
6. Administrative Law
a. A hearing before any administrative agency
of the State of Vermont. _____ ___________
b. A hearing before the Legislative Committee on Administrative
Rules. _____ ___________
c. A school board meeting. _____ ___________
d. A select board or city council meeting. _____ ___________
e. A hearing before the Vermont Liquor Control
Board. _____ ___________
f. Research, draft, and submit a written Comment on a
proposed administrative rule. _____ ___________
g. Any other event related to administrative law deemed
appropriate for a new attorney by your supervising judge or
attorney.
7. Other Litigation-Related Matters
a. A jury draw in Vermont Superior Court. _____ ___________
b. An oral argument before the Vermont Supreme Court. _____ ___________
c. A trial in the United States District Court for the District
of Vermont. _____ ___________
d. A trial in the United States Bankruptcy Court in the
District of Vermont. _____ ___________
e. An arbitration. _____ ___________
f. The deposition of a fact witness. _____ ___________
g. The deposition of an expert witness. _____ ___________
h. An initial intake interview with a client. _____ ___________
i. The preparation of a trial witness. _____ ___________
j. A pre-trial conference in Vermont Superior Court. _____ ___________
k. Any other litigation-related matter deemed appropriate
for a new attorney by your supervising judge or attorney. _____ ___________
CATEGORY III – TRANSACTIONAL LAW ACTIVITIES
No more than 20 hours may count towards the 40-hour minimum.
1. Attend a real estate closing (not your own). _____ ___________
2. Attend a foreclosure sale of real property. _____ ___________
3. Review land records in a town or city clerk’s office. _____ ___________
4. Perform an online UCC search. _____ ___________
5. Participate in the completion of the
incorporation of a new corporation. _____ ___________
6. Draft a will. _____ ___________
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7. Draft a simple contract. _____ ___________
8. Draft a trust agreement. _____ ___________
9. Draft a living will. _____ ___________
10. Draft a promissory note. _____ ___________
11. Attend or perform any other transactional matter deemed
appropriate for a new attorney by your supervising judge
or attorney. _____ ___________
CATEGORY IV – ACCESS TO JUSTICE
No more than 10 hours may count towards the 40-hour minimum.
1. Attend a continuing legal education seminar on access to justice issues. _____ ___________
2. Accept a low bono or pro bono appointment _____ ___________
3. Volunteer at LawLine of Vermont _____ ___________
4. Any other activity related to Access to Justice and deemed
appropriate for a new attorney by your supervising judge
or attorney. _____ ___________
CERTIFICATION
I certify that I completed the activities as indicated above and that each hour indicated reflects an hour actually
spent on the activity.
_____________________ __________________
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